1940 Masters Tournament

The 1940 Masters Tournament was the seventh Masters Tournament, held April 4–7 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

1940 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 4–7, 1940
LocationAugusta, Georgia
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Organized byAugusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,800 yards (6,220 m)
Field59 players
Cutnone
Prize fund$5,000
Winner's share$1,500
Champion
Jimmy Demaret
280 (−8)
Augusta 
Location in the United States

Jimmy Demaret won the first of his three Masters titles, four strokes ahead of runner-up Lloyd Mangrum,[1][2] the largest margin of victory until 1948. The purse was $5,000 and the winner's share was $1,500.

Mangrum shot an opening round 64 (−8), a new course record by two strokes,[3][4][5][6] and it stood for 46 years, until Nick Price's 63 in 1986,[7] later equaled by Greg Norman in 1996. Although all three of these players won major titles, none won a Masters.

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Byron Nelson United States193769727470285−33
Henry Picard United States193871717175288ET7
Ralph Guldahl United States193974737174292+4T14
Gene Sarazen United States193574717773295+7T21
Horton Smith United States1934, 193676768077309+21T47
  • The Masters did not have a 36-hole cut until 1957

Round summaries

First round

Thursday April 4, 1940

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Lloyd Mangrum United States64−8
2Jimmy Demaret United States67−5
T3Harry Cooper England
 United States
69−3
Byron Nelson United States
T5Lawson Little United States70−2
Craig Wood United States
T7Tommy Armour Scotland
 United States
71−1
Willie Goggin United States
Jug McSpaden United States
Dick Metz United States
Henry Picard United States
Paul Runyan United States
Sam Snead United States

Source:[3][4][5]

Scorecard

First round, set course record   32-32=64 (−8), lasted until 1986

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454343454443545344
MangrumE−1−2−2−2−2−2−3−4−3−3−4−5−5−6−6−7−8

Source:[3][4][5]

Second round

Friday April 5, 1940

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Jimmy Demaret United States67-72=139−5
Lloyd Mangrum United States64-75=139
3Byron Nelson United States69-72=141−3
4Henry Picard United States71-71=142−2
T5Willie Goggin United States71-72=143−1
Sam Snead United States71-72=143
T7Harry Cooper England
 United States
69-75=144E
Jug McSpaden United States73-71=144
T9Tommy Armour Scotland
 United States
71-74=145+1
Ed Dudley United States73-72=145
Dick Metz United States71-74=145
Paul Runyan United States72-73=145
Craig Wood United States70-75=145

Source:[8][9]

Third round

Saturday April 6, 1940

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jimmy Demaret United States67-72-70=209−7
2Lloyd Mangrum United States64-75-71=210−6
T3Sam Snead United States71-72-69=212−4
Craig Wood United States70-75-67=212
5Henry Picard United States71-71-71=213−3
6Byron Nelson United States69-72-74=215−1
T7Ed Dudley United States73-72-71=216E
Willie Goggin United States71-72-73=216
Ben Hogan United States73-74-69=216
T10Harry Cooper England
 United States
69-75-73=217+1
Paul Runyan United States72-73-72=217

Source:

Final round

Sunday April 7, 1940

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Jimmy Demaret United States67-72-70-71=280−81,500
2Lloyd Mangrum United States64-75-71-74=284−4800
3Byron Nelson United States69-72-74-70=285−3600
T4Harry Cooper England
 United States
69-75-73-70=287−1400
Ed Dudley United States73-72-71-71=287
Willie Goggin United States71-72-73-71=287
T7Henry Picard United States71-71-71-75=288E200
Sam Snead United States71-72-69-76=288
Craig Wood United States70-75-67-76=288
T10Ben Hogan United States73-74-69-74=290+2100
Toney Penna Italy
 United States
73-73-72-72=290

Source:[1][2]

References

  1. Bartlett, Charles (April 8, 1940). "Demaret's 280 wins Masters; Mangrum 2d". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 21.
  2. Ferguson, Harry (April 8, 1940). "Jimmy Demaret captures Masters Tournament". Youngstown Vindicator. Ohio. United Press. p. 10.
  3. "Lloyd Mangrum's 64 leads Augusta Open". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 5, 1940. p. 21.
  4. Bartlett, Charles (April 5, 1940). "Mangrum leads Masters golf on record 64". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 33.
  5. "Lloyd Mangrum catches fire to set competitive golf scoring record". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 5, 1940. p. 14.
  6. Ferguson, Harry (April 5, 1940). "Golf's Mr. Cinderella paces Masters play". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 44.
  7. "Norman leads but Price has 63". Sunday Star News. Wilmington, North Carolina. Associated Press. April 13, 1986. p. 1B.
  8. Bartlett, Charles (April 6, 1940). "Mangrum and Demaret share Masters lead". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 21.
  9. "Ward shoots sparkling 68 to climb high among pros in golf tourney". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. April 6, 1940. p. 10.

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